Syria And Israel Trade Gunfire In Golan

Syrian forces fired upon and at the very least damaged an Israeli
vehicle in the Golan heights,
reports the Associated Press.

Syria claimed to have destroyed a vehicles, where Israel
claimed the vehicle was only damaged and that the fracas was
minor in nature.

As the AP notes, sporadic fire from Syria has often hit Golan,
but this time it seems the Syrians openly targeted an Israeli
patrol:

Tuesday's incident, however, marked the first time that the
Syrian army has acknowledged firing at Israeli troops across the
frontier, and appeared to be an attempt by President Bashar
Assad's regime to project toughness following three Israeli
airstrikes near Damascus this year.

Concurrent with a
few high-visibility bombing Israeli bombing runs in Syria,
Bashar Al Assad launched his own —
some would say succesful — assaults into rebel-held territory
in Syria. He then held a presser to announce that the west would
have to "deal
with" a regime victory.